Words related to dissaproval

We have already seen some of such words in roots - rog / rogat.

Here we will see some more -

aloof -   not interested or involved, usually because you do not approve of what is happening:

Whatever is happening in the office, she always remains aloof.
She kept herself aloof from her husband's business.

astringent (severe kind of word) - describes remarks which are clever but very critical or unkind.

barbed - critical and unkind
She made some rather barbed comments about my lifestyle.

captious - tending to express criticisms about unimportant matters

critical - saying that someone or something is bad or wrong, eg. a critical report
The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.

damning - describes a report, finding, remark, etc. which is very critical or which shows clearly that someone is wrong, guilty or has behaved very badly.
He made some fairly damning remarks about the government's refusal to deal with the problem.
The two men were convicted on some extremely damning evidence.

deprecating - showing that you think something is of little value or importance:
The teacher gave the boys a deprecating stare.
Her deprecating smile clearly showed that she thought I'd said something stupid.

derogatory - showing strong disapproval and not showing respect:

disapproving - showing that you feel something or someone is bad or wrong:


disparaging - critical, in a way that shows you do not respect or value someone.


hard-hitting
A speech or piece of writing that is hard-hitting is extremely critical of something.
The committee published a hard-hitting report on the bank's management.

hypercritical - too eager to find mistakes in everything; extremely critical

ill - bad, or speak ill of sb to say unkind things about someone (now lil old fashioned)
I realize one shouldn't speak ill of the dead.

pejorative - disapproving or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance:
Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.
It comes as quite a shock to still hear a judge describing a child as 'illegitimate', with all the pejorative overtones of that word.

pointed - describes a remark, question or manner that is intended as a criticism of the person to whom it is directed.
My aunt made a few pointed remarks about my taste in clothes.


pointedly 
in a very obvious way, usually to express criticism or disapproval.
He pointedly ignored her after the show.

pungent  - describes speech or writing that is very strongly felt.


scathing - severely and unkindly critical
He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate.

snide - containing unpleasant and indirect criticism
She made one or two snide remarks about their house which I thought was a bit unnecessary.

sniffy - showing disapproval and a low opinion.
She's a bit sniffy about my taste in music.

uncomplimentary - rudely critical
She had some very uncomplimentary things to say about Stephen.

venomous - full of anger or hate
Ms Brown has launched a venomous attack against the newspaper.

vinegary - very critical or angry and unpleasant

vitriolic
He launched a vitriolic attack on the prime minister, accusing him of shielding corrupt friends.

withering - severe and extremely critical:
He made a withering attack on government policy.